Daniel Pink is coming to Trinity University next week !!!
And our class has been invited to attend a special lecture reserved just for educators (and ISA's Global Leadership students)
When: Monday, Dec. 13, 3:30-4:30 (Ms. Allen will be giving you a permission slip - and driving the bus)
Read A Whole New Mind: Part One - The Conceptual Age, pp. 7-61
There are three chapters: 1. Right Brain Rising; 2. Abundance, Asia, and Automation; 3. High Concept, High Touch
Stop at the end of each chapter and talk with a partner about the big ideas that stood out to you in that chapter
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Read the chapter that connects to your focus from the Flat Classroom Project
Design, Story, Symphony, Empathy, Play or Meaning
Give your classmates a brief summary of the chapter with one or two examples of your concept
Write down at least 3 questions or ideas you'd like to share with Dan Pink during the Q&A time at his lecture
You don't have to ask them, but you do have to be prepared in case he calls on you :)
Tuesday, Dec. 14 - Wednesday, Dec. 15
Watch all ISA Videos for the Flat Classroom Project and leave each other comments
Thursday, Dec. 16
Watch award-winning videos for the Flat Classroom Project and leave comments
Table of Contents
Monday, Dec. 6
Last chance to post FCP videos for judging!
Tues., Dec. 7 - Wed. Dec. 8
MUNSA
Thurs., Dec. 9 - Mon., Dec. 13
Daniel Pink is coming to Trinity University next week !!!And our class has been invited to attend a special lecture reserved just for educators (and ISA's Global Leadership students)
When: Monday, Dec. 13, 3:30-4:30 (Ms. Allen will be giving you a permission slip - and driving the bus)
Please use the next few class days to get to know Dan Pink's work better and think of some questions you'd like to ask him.
I first became aware of Dan Pink when I read A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
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Read A Whole New Mind: Part One - The Conceptual Age, pp. 7-61There are three chapters: 1. Right Brain Rising; 2. Abundance, Asia, and Automation; 3. High Concept, High Touch
Stop at the end of each chapter and talk with a partner about the big ideas that stood out to you in that chapter
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Read the chapter that connects to your focus from the Flat Classroom ProjectDesign, Story, Symphony, Empathy, Play or Meaning
Give your classmates a brief summary of the chapter with one or two examples of your concept
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Watch Dan Pink's TED Talk on the surprising science of motivation based on his latest book, Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates UsOr the animated version of the talk he gave at the RSA in London . . .
(If you're at school and YouTube is blocked, you can see it here on Fora.TV)
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Watch Two questions that can change your life and do the "What's your sentence?" activityTwo questions that can change your life from Daniel Pink on Vimeo.
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Write down at least 3 questions or ideas you'd like to share with Dan Pink during the Q&A time at his lectureYou don't have to ask them, but you do have to be prepared in case he calls on you :)
Tuesday, Dec. 14 - Wednesday, Dec. 15
Watch all ISA Videos for the Flat Classroom Project and leave each other comments
Thursday, Dec. 16
Watch award-winning videos for the Flat Classroom Project and leave comments
Friday, Dec. 17
Write our final blog posts on the Flat Classroom Ning
Tag your blog with "ISA final goodbye"
Discuss plans for January